Phila of Thebes
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Phila of Thebes (Greek: Φίλα) (fl. 300s BCE) was a hetaira in Athens.[1][2] Originally, she was enslaved to a woman called Nikarete who purchased and trained several women to become courtesans.[1][3] Phila was eventually ransomed for a large sum (possibly 2,000 drachmas) by the famous orator Hyperides, who installed her at his house in Eleusis.[4][5][6] Plutarch distinguishes Phila of Thebes, the lover of Hypereides, from Phila of Corinth, Nikarete's courtesan; they were in fact probably the same person.[4]
